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Marco's avatar

The mainstream, in general, sucks. Frustration is partially resolved by following intelligent content creators and underground/alternative information.

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Charles Summers's avatar

Renee, I would like to think this doesn’t apply to our ilk here on SS, but…maybe we are sucked in to the mire too. We totally unhooked from cable, satellite, and all the streaming nonsense several years ago and we are none the worse for it.

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Renee Green's avatar

My own experience proves this to me. I do not stand a chance against the so-called “alt media,” because they are elevated by algorithms. On Notes, I often landed in the “Rising” category under Health Politics, yet that visibility was never reflected on my blog.

When I publish posts on my blog, there are often “glitches” that interfere with my ability to share them on Notes. The other day, I went on X and tried to make a short post about my yogurt maker. I paid for Premium there a year ago, and that subscription is almost up. But I wasn’t allowed to make the post because of a supposed “glitch.” These glitches are targeted.

I eventually found a way around the limitations placed on my account and was able to post. Many people wouldn’t know how to do that, and I don’t think I need to reveal my method here. Social media is an illusion. Those who appear on bestseller lists are getting support from the establishment—I’m fairly certain of that.

As I mentioned in my article, one thing to watch for is when they constantly talk about the “vaccine.” Another is how they respond to anyone who tries to discuss what actually happened in 2020—neglect and deadly protocols. That’s the red flag. Most of the people at the top of those bestseller lists also claim they had COVID—that it was real, strange, or weird. But they avoid discussing what truly happened in 2020. It was all lies.

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biologyphenom's avatar

‘‘Social media is an illusion. Those who appear on bestseller lists are getting support from the establishment—I’m fairly certain of that.’’

Yup. Me too. Why haven’t ANY of the top stacks in health politics spoke about this the past 16 months? Nuff said. For single handidly reporting on this my stack doesn’t make the popular list. Why not? https://biologyphenom.substack.com/p/scottish-covid-19-inquiryclosing

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Monica Kemp's avatar

Great question, great observation! Love the pix.

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Aumtatsat's avatar

I think of the problem as a highly centralised "containment " of thought strategy manipulated by the gatekeepers, the creators of the www.

Maybe all the "freedom" advocates are unwittingly being manipulated?

As the WEF deviants declared, they will utilise all those "stakeholders " for their plan.

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Lesilie Martel's avatar

What with AI, one has to be very selective and discerning about what they believe.

Leslie

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biologyphenom's avatar

Yes, although Substack as a whole has been a better experience than Twitter i still find ''social media'' profoundly anti-social and somewhat pointless in terms of engaging consructively with people which is the exception rather than the rule. I think it's revealling as i have FREE stack and am exclusively reporting on the only two official covid inquiries in the WORLD to reveal the truth to the lockdown i do no make the top substacks in health politics.

https://biologyphenom.substack.com/p/scottish-covid-19-inquiryclosing

https://biologyphenom.substack.com/p/exclusiveuk-covid-19-inquirymodule-812

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Renee Green's avatar

I’m not sure about the Health Politics listing; landing in the “Rising” category seems meaningless. It may actually harm visibility rather than help it. What happens is that you gain subscribers from appearing on the list, but if those subscribers don’t engage afterward, the algorithm hides your work for that reason.

The bestseller list reveals how much money these people are truly making. No one has fact-checked my claim. Substack itself published an article—which I quoted in my post Marketing 101—that supports my point. That article confirms to me that the people on the “Top Bestselling” list are doing extremely well. I think people need to be more discerning about what that really means. https://www.farsideoffringe.ca/p/marketing-101?r=paf6o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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biologyphenom's avatar

''That article confirms to me that the people on the “Top Bestselling” list are doing extremely well. I think people need to be more discerning about what that really means.''

-Agree. I think i've definitively proved when it comes to 'COVID truth' people are being played massively in terms of what is popular to ''speak out'' about and what is not. Two main cases are covid jabs and no virus. What ACTUALLY happened to people and has been documented under oath. Forget about it. ANY excuse will do not to highlight this or if so not on a consistent basis.

‘‘The closing down of those connections to family and community just killed my mum. That was such a basic need that my mum had. Not having access to those things.’’

…that's really what should have been put on her death certificate..because that was really what killed her.’

https://biologyphenom.substack.com/p/scottish-covid-inquiry-impact-hearing-e33?utm_source=publication-search

The deadly novel virus pandemic still supported in 2025 by the main medical freedom groups and influencial critics the world over aka as ''the good guys.''

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